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When was Pope Benedict a pope?
If you are referring to the current Pope Benedict XVI, he has been pope since April of 2005.
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When was Pope Benedict crowned pope?
Pope's are not "crowned" per se. But Joseph Ratzinger was inaugurated as Pope Benedict XVI on 24 April 2005, taking position of the pope's home on 7 May of that same year.
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Why did Pope Benedict become pope?
He became pope because the College of Cardinals elected him as pope. It is said that Cardinal Ratzinger had been a close confident of Pope John Paul II and his personal choice to succeed him as pope.
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What number pope is Pope Benedict?
The current Pope is Benedict XVI, the 266th pope. Actually, Benedict XVI is pope number 265. One of the earlier popes (Stephen) died soon after election and before he could be installed as pope so he...
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How was Pope Benedict made a pope?
His Holiness Benedict XVI was, like the majority of his predecessors, elected by the college of cardinals (voting-age cardinals) in a papal conclave in 2005.